In my head I can hear Blackadder‘s hapless sidekick, Baldrick, saying in his lugubrious way, “Today is the Gloomy-ist Gloomy Day in the whole history of Gloomy Days”. This view from my sewing room window hasn’t changed all day:
Thankfully sewing has banished the Winter blues greys for me today. I decided to take a break from the projects I’ve been working on through the week and lift the lids on my 
boxes of quilt-a-long blocks. Making the 3rd of Alyce’s Modern HST Sampler blocks had my mind full of the sweet, bright colours of citrus fruit at the height of Summer.
Switching to the fabrics I’ve chosen to use for Amy’s Sugar Block Club blocks I was soon basking in the rich, golden light of Autumn.
For me, the link between colour hues and seasons is very strong. I wonder if it is for most of us? All colours are part of nature so why not categorize them by season or perhaps by terrain: mountain, desert, jungle, ocean? Twenty five years ago ‘Colour Me Beautiful’ consultations were very popular among my friendship group. A consultant would establish whether a person had predominately winter, spring, summer or autumn colouring and then advise on complementary choices in clothes and make up. I can think of a couple of friends who invested in a consultation and the transformation that took place in their clothing and appearance was striking (in a good, confidence-building way).
I’ll leave you with a few more photos of the winter banishing fabrics I’ve been enjoying today 🙂
Hope the sun is shining on you,
Allison
Allison, Thanks for sharing the pretty colors. Here is Iowa is is cold and more snow coming tonight. In one of my Bible study classes the teacher once said: if the sun isn’t shining the Son is shining all the time. These gloomy days are just right for getting a lot of sewing done. We had a Sew Day at church yesterday to make pillowcase dresses for girls in Haiti to send with our teams that go twice a year. We used yardage, and had money donated to buy supplies. I spent a lot of time teaching how to make a flat-felled seam and some other marking tricks I have to make there cute dresses.
I’ve seen photos of those pretty and practical dresses. It is always fun to spend time with friends charity sewing. God blesses us when we are sharing His blessings with others ☺
Isn’t it awesome how fabric and color can banish some gloom away? I hope you get a peak of the sun for good measure soon, anyway. 🙂
Happy to report some welcome bursts of sunshine today (Sunday) ☺
I tend to think in seasonal colors, too, especially autumn (with golds, oranges, reds, and browns) and winter (which can be browns, tans, and grey/blacks or shades of white).
We have had bitter cold today and mostly grey skies until later this afternoon when the sun came out for a brief time. Bitter cold is predicted for tomorrow, too, and then snow on Monday.
Happy Valentine’s Day to you, Allison.
Thanks Nancy. Hope you are having a happy Valentine’s Day. The sun has peeped out from behind fast moving clouds today. Chilly but not cold enough for snow. Take care in the snow, Allison
You blocks are beautiful! My mother in law was a Color Me Beautiful consultant! Every time I buy something in the autumn palette, I can hear her telling me it is not my sparkle color!
That’s a good connection! I was surprised that Colour Me Beautiful is still active. Maybe it’s not too late for me to have a make over…